Man convicted of terrorism offence for planning attack on UK military base

9/7/2024 6:44

        A British man was convicted on Tuesday of planning an attack on a military base after being arrested with an explosive device in the grounds of a hospital,
        Britain's Crown Prosecution Service said.
        
        Mohammad Farooq was found guilty of preparing acts of terrorism following a trial at Sheffield Crown Court, in northern England.
        
        The 28-year-old had previously pleaded guilty to possession of an explosive substance with intent to endanger life, possession of an explosive substance in suspicious circumstances, possession of information likely to be useful to a terrorist, and other offences.
        
        Farooq was arrested outside St James's Hospital in Leeds, where he had previously worked as a student nurse, after showing a member of the public a gun and saying he "felt like killing everyone", the CPS said.
        
        Police who attended the scene discovered in Farooq's bag a pressure cooker with wires attached, which bomb disposal experts found to be a viable explosive device.